Updates and Articles

ESI guest post: Water pollution teach-in and cleanup

August 24, 2023

ESI fellows Kaia Frazier, Alecia Jendro and Seri Sanches took action on water pollution by hosting a cleanup and creating educational materials. Read more

ESI guest post: Traditional Ecological Knowledge

August 24, 2023

ESI fellow Emilia turned to two restoration specialists and stewards to learn more about Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Read more

ESI guest post: A sustainable agriculture zine

August 24, 2023

ESI fellow Lucy dug in at two organic farms to research sustainable agriculture and create this info zine. Read more

ESI guest post: Line 3 and Line 5 — effects on Indigenous people, native food and water

August 24, 2023

What are the potential impacts of these pipelines? ESI fellow Norijah investigated through interviews and research. Read more

ESI guest post: Microplastics in the environment

August 24, 2023

What are microplastics and what can we do about them? ESI fellow Ishaan Goyal researched this problem and its solutions. Read more

ESI guest post: Blue jay appreciation poem

August 24, 2023

Amarii wrote a poem including facts about the beloved blue jay. Read more

August 23, 2023

Join us for An Evening Celebrating the Mississippi River: The River Provides at Nicollet Island Pavilion on Sept. 28. Read more

River flowing from hands with canoe, heron, hikers

Where we work: Settler's Island

August 22, 2023

In the Grey Cloud channel on a 3-acre island once thick with buckthorn, we're planting climate-adapted trees and native understory plants, increasing habitat resilience amidst climate change. You can visit via kayak or canoe! Read more

Volunteers stand by canoes on Settler's Island

How a little leaf beetle keeps Canada goldenrod in check

August 21, 2023

Sometimes too much of a good thing can be ... too much. That's the case when Canada goldenrod spreads rapidly in our prairie restorations. But over time we've noticed something small making a big impact on plant diversity. Read more